
Movies that feel likeThe Conjuring 2 (2016)
If you loved The Conjuring 2, the closest films we have are Annabelle: Creation (2017), Insidious (2011) and Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016). All three share The Conjuring 2's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Terrifier 2 (2022).
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If The Conjuring 2 hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Conjuring (2013) · The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

A patient build from small wrongness to full demonic siege
The difference: No Warrens to hold onto — the victims face it alone

A family haunting that escalates into a rescue from the other side
The difference: Its astral back half gets weird where the Warrens stay grounded

A period seance scam that invites in something horribly real
The difference: Slower family tragedy — fewer set pieces, more mourning

Both keep coming back to the same thing: paranormal investigation

One thread runs through both: demon

A mother trapped in something malevolent she can't explain
The difference: A time-loop puzzle, not a haunting — it rewards thought, not jumps

Wan's earlier ghost story, built on the same creeping stagecraft
The difference: Pulpier and sillier — horror-comic tone, not casefile gravity

The Conjuring 2's demon given its own gothic origin story
The difference: Atmosphere over story — the scares are louder, the people thinner
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Demonic evil crashing into ordinary lives mid-celebration
The difference: A gory Spanish wedding riot — chaos, not slow-burn haunting



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